Director of Communications – Media Relations, PR

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☕ Washington – Remote

☕ Washington – Remote

💵 $130k - $145k / year

⏰ Full Time

🔴 Lead

🎙️ Public Relations (PR)

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RAINN

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201 - 500 employees

Founded 1994

💼 Consulting

🏥 Healthcare

🤝 Non-profit

💰 Grant on 2020-11

Consulting • Healthcare • Non-profit

RAINN is the nation’s largest anti-sexual violence organization and operator of the National Sexual Assault Hotline, providing free, confidential, 24/7 support by phone, chat, and text. It offers survivor services, education and prevention programs, policy advocacy to hold perpetrators accountable, and training/consulting for organizations. RAINN also leads efforts to combat online sexual exploitation and supports survivors through resources, outreach, and fundraising.

📋 Description

• Lead RAINN's earned media strategy and connect programmatic work with public conversations • Build RAINN's PR profile across victim support, public policy and justice, consulting and training, and other impact areas • Identify relevant platforms, audiences, news pegs, and cultural moments, and develop coverage strategies • Hunt for and land earned media across print, broadcast, digital publications, podcasts, YouTube, creator channels, radio, newsletters, Reddit, Discord, and emerging platforms • Build and maintain a relationship-based press list • Place op-eds, ghostwrite for leadership, and pitch original story ideas • Translate the VP of Communications' entertainment vision into strategic objectives and execution roadmaps • Partner with the Entertainment Partnerships Manager on entertainment strategy, talent relationships, cultural moments, and media outcomes • Conceive and lead signature editorial projects, original research narratives, documentary collaborations, podcast series, and landmark moments • Translate programmatic work, public policy advocacy, survivor services data, and research into compelling stories • Partner with the Public Policy team to elevate federal and state legislative priorities and advocacy efforts • Support internal communications and crisis communications • Build, train, prepare, and coach RAINN's spokesperson bench • Develop talking points, message frameworks, and rapid-response materials • Run pre-interview preparation, mock Q&A, and post-interview debriefs • Serve as a media-ready spokesperson when needed • Expand editorial and content capacity through press releases, rapid response, op-eds, long-form content, and unified messaging • Develop and execute integrated communications strategies for federal priorities, state advocacy, and survivor-centered initiatives • Lead, mentor, and manage performance expectations for the Entertainment Partnerships Manager • Measure, report, and elevate communications work across owned channels and within the organization • Build collaborative relationships across programs and support teams

🎯 Requirements

• 10+ years of progressive communications experience with a demonstrable record of placed coverage • Bachelor's degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, Marketing, Political Science, English, or a related field • Existing, active relationships with reporters, producers, podcast hosts, and editors • Experience managing PR firms • Fluency across legacy print and broadcast, podcasts, YouTube, creator channels, Substack, independent journalism, TikTok, talk shows, late-night, streaming entertainment, and related media • Experience cultivating partnerships with celebrities, athletes, musicians, creators, or entertainment industry professionals, or an exceptional transferable track record • Comfort working with publicists, agents, managers, and talent • Outstanding writing across pitches, op-eds, press statements, and talking points • Ability to edit and translate dense programmatic, legal, or research material into accessible language • On-camera and on-mic confidence and ability to serve as a spokesperson • Demonstrated experience media-training executives, experts, or advocates • Ability to remain steady under pressure during crisis communications and rapid-response moments • Respect for RAINN's mission and understanding of sexual violence as a public issue, including trauma-informed communication with survivors • Demonstrated technical proficiency in G Suite, including Google Drive, Google Docs, Google Sheets, and Google Calendar • Ability to learn and leverage communications technologies, collaboration platforms, and digital tools • Dependable high-speed internet and a suitable home office setup • Residence within the continental United States

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical insurance • Dental insurance • Vision insurance • Life insurance • Employee assistance • 403(b) retirement savings plan • Paid vacation • Sick leave • Paid holidays, including a bonus week • Free access to the building's fitness center • Home office setup with dependable high-speed internet connection • Remote work arrangement • Up to 10% domestic travel • Professional opportunity to work on preventing sexual violence, supporting survivors, and holding institutions accountable